Things you would be embarrassed to admit in terms of your own general interests

There are a few niche-specific things that I'm embarrassed to admit to -- and by niche I mean that they are things that I'm rather loathe to fess up to around certain groups of people (like the classical music set).

1) I was inspired to play classical music by John Williams scores and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera. This may not seem so bad, but every time it's slipped into a conversation with a fellow classical musician, they look at me like I'm some sort of heathen and tell me never to admit that truth about me. But hey, I was in like, 3rd grade. My parents are from the 60s/70s, they didn't listen to a lot of classical music when I was growing up except for ALW -- and I loved Jurassic Park and Hook, dammit.

2) Yaoi. It depends on the company, of course, but then again, the subject doesn't pop up very often. I can extend this to pornographic pictures in general, simply because I don't seem like the type to look at that kind of stuff. Most of it I just find amusing, but people don't really understand that when they run across a folder of the stuff on my computer ...

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by DJDoeDoe

I watch Matlock religiously. I dunno but even though it's ridiculously predictable and hokey, it's fun to watch. Plus it's on nearly everyday during the day when nothing but soap operas are on.

Hahaha...I totally watched Matlock with my mother every day while it was still in syndication in my area . It must have some redeeming quality: my pet iguana used to come in like clockwork every day at the time when Matlock came on, to watch/listen to it. We would have thought it was a coincidence -- except the lizard adjusted to Daylight Savings Time when the show came on earlier/later.

And it does beat the hell out of soaps.

Originally Posted by Helloween

I like, and still listen to the band Creed...I never really grew out of it, i just stopped listening to them because i had all of their songs memorized.

I like Anime. I have three friends who actually actively participate in the watching of anime with me, if it happens. I have one friends who's a casual fan, and basically just watched the Miyazaki films.

I can relate with the Creed thing, as embarrassing as it is to me now. Whenever I have the radio on and a Creed song pops on, I automatically start singing along. It's like running into an old friend you were close to back in the day, but haven't talked to in a long time. However, I never listen to any of the CDs I have.
And I also have exactly three friends who are my "anime people." We have marathons and all that business, and listen to my parents go on and on about how stupid it is. One of them is more of a 'mainstream' anime fan (DBZ and that ilk got him into it) and the other is a Mech-freak (sold his soul to Eva and Robotech) and the other girl is into the more cheesy sappy stuff.

There's nowhere I can't reach.